NewsFines for the french timber importersThe Brigade Against Deforestation (BAD), a group of environmental activists, has organised a first control mission in the Nantes harbour on the 13th of May. BAD found several batches of illegal timber from Cameroon and 'fined' the french timber importers. The goal of the mission is to denounce ongoing trade in illegal timber and call for European legislation that requires that all wood and wood products on the European market are legally logged. 13 May 2008 Illegal merbau in floors and exterior doors A research by Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace shows that European consumers continue to unknowingly buy flooring and exterior doors made from illegally and destructively logged merbau, a species threatened with extinction. The EU must shut the door on illegal timber, bringing in strong legislation to enforce this. 18 december 2007 Read more >
Tree for Commissioner Dimas 26 november 2007 Read more > |
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Illegally logged wood from Cameroon on the Dutch market |
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